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Paperclip problem: Martinsville tough place to begin Chase Round of 8

Editor's note: NBC broadcasters will offer opinions on upcoming races the remainder of the season. This week, analyst Steve Letarte discusses Sunday's Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Superspeedway, which is scheduled to start at 1:13 p.m. ET and be broadcast on NBCSN.

Martinsville Speedway is an old-style NASCAR track, one where there's little room to maneuver and even less to make a mistake.

It's a place where pit road can be devastating to a shot at the victory, where strategy can tax the minds of the sport's best crew chiefs and where penalties and contact can be tough to avoid.